Mumbai, India –
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday makes his first visit to Russia since the invasion of Ukraine, as Modi walks a fine line between maintaining a long-standing alliance with Moscow and pursuing closer security ties with the West.
Russia is a major supplier of cheap oil and weapons to India, but its isolation from the West and growing friendship with China have had an impact on its centuries-old partnership with New Delhi.
The United States and its Western allies have been cultivating ties with India in recent years as a defense against Beijing and its growing influence in the Asia-Pacific region, while also pressuring India to distance itself from Russia.
